Monday, August 22, 2011

Split

Siena, then Perugia, that we did visit.
Very historic, beautiful and lively town. After that Assisi. Very
historic, but a museum in our eyes. Beautifully preserved, but not a
living city as f.i. its neighbour Perugia. It's all San Francisco, with
the extraordinary double cathedrals, monastries, nuns and monks in
the streets.

Then Spello, small, old and beautiful
again. Then our puzzle to pass through Foligno and up north into the
vally towards Ancona. We stopped at alt. 538 in Fossato di Vici, just
before the last pass we had to cross in Italy.

The next day we rode 100 kms, over the
pass and then downhill to the port of Ancona. We found the ferries'
ticket-office quickly and were happy to hear that we could leave the
same evening for Split. A double cabin with shower and toilet with a
discount, since I have reached a certain wisdom during my life.

So this morning we woke up with a
different country in front of us. Different experiences will follow. For us Italy belongs to the past now. We enjoyed it, it must be said.